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Eric Gjonnes (EKG) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Northwest
About Me I have hiked the entire Pacific Crest Trail twice. One of those times with my 11 year old daughter Sunshine in 2011. She is now the youngest person to purely thru hike the entire established and official PCT.
She is commited to finishing her triple crown by age 13. We will begin the AT spring of 2012.
Some have asked how they can donate to our journeys. You can go to our all new AT Journal at: trailjournals.com/sunshine2012at/ There is a donate button at the bottom of the "about" page. Thank you and please keep following our adventure
CitySalem
StateOregon
CountryUSA
My Website URLhttp://Trailjournals.com/sunshine2012at/

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Not a Light Pack
Oh, I forgot to mention the adjustable harness system. How much weight did that add? That wouldn't be necessary if the buyer knew how to size themselves, something most cottage gear companies...

In Editor's Roundtable » Deuter ACTLite 40+10 Spotlite Review
March 04, 10:13pm
Not a Light Pack
I'm Sorry Roger but no excuses or circumstances will convince me or many others that this weight is necessary. The "lid", extra straps, zippers, superfluous pockets, and ridiculous p...

In Editor's Roundtable » Deuter ACTLite 40+10 Spotlite Review
March 04, 10:04pm
Deuter ACTLite?
Deuter says it's 3.5 pounds. Most Thru-hikers "big three" (pack, sleeping bag, and tent) weigh less than this combined. Looks like REI's idea of light. I'll stick with the ...

In Editor's Roundtable » Deuter ACTLite 40+10 Spotlite Review
February 20, 6:11pm
Thank you!
Thanks everyone for your Active Water donations! Over $500 was donated since this article came out! Thats awesome! With the match and only $700 more, one well will be installed! It's so gre...

In Editor's Roundtable » Sunshine in the Deep South
July 26, 9:30am
School on the trail
Good question Kier. Oregon requires a child to be enrolled in a school or Homeschool program. We contacted our local state education district and enrolled her as a Homeschool student only for the...

In Editor's Roundtable » Sunshine Prepares for the Appalachian Trail
March 29, 11:02pm
Rain Gear
Good question Daniel. We used $.99 emergency ponchos till Washington. Sunshine wore her Dry Ducks in Washington but still got pretty wet from condensation. My pants tore out right away so I wore...

In Editor's Roundtable » O Canada!
December 22, 6:52pm
Re: O Canada!
In response to Bob. Thanks for following us and responding with encouragement. I love reading the coments after my articles. I just want to clairfy some cofusion. Sunshine was born in May of ...

In Editor's Roundtable » O Canada!
December 21, 10:51pm
Thank you anonymous!
One of BPL's members very generously and anonymously purchased a BPL Life time Membership for me! Thank you so much! Not only is this a finacial blessing, but my old membership used to expire...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Thank you anonymous!
November 21, 8:48pm
Thank you!
Thank you BPL for your support! Thank you readers for your kind words and encouragment! I look forward to updating you with more articles as the journey continues! Many have asked how they can d...

In Editor's Roundtable » Eleven Years Old on the PCT
April 23, 5:17pm

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